11/05/2023
ā'I was fired from the No. 1 show at the height of my success, and I couldnāt get a job in televisionā¦ I was considered trouble.'
Did you know that Suzanne Somers was fired for demanding equal pay on āThreeās Companyā?
Somers played an iconic role on Threeās Company, owned a successful fitness empire and broke down barriers in her fight for equal pay.
Somers signed on as beloved character, Chrissy Snow, on Threeās Company for $3,500 a week. When the show gained popularity and her co-star John Ritter received a big raise to $150,000 an episode, she request to be paid the same. Instead, she was fired from the show and ostracized by the industry. 'Now, I was out of work and labeled ātroubleā only because I wanted to be paid fairly for doing my job,' she said.
Somers called the situation a blessing in disguise. She launched a beauty line, wrote a dozen books, became a brand ambassador for Thigh Master, and eventually bought out the company entirely, making $300 million in the process. She passed away Sunday at age 76 after a long battle with breast cancer. Her impact will be remembered!'"
āI was fired from the No. 1 show at the height of my success, and I couldnāt get a job in televisionā¦ I was considered trouble.ā Did you know that Suzanne Somers was fired for demanding equal pay on āThreeās Companyā?
Somers played an iconic role on Threeās Company, owned a successful fitness empire and broke down barriers in her fight for equal pay.
Somers signed on as beloved character, Chrissy Snow, on Threeās Company for $3,500 a week. When the show gained popularity and her co-star John Ritter received a big raise to $150,000 an episode, she request to be paid the same. Instead, she was fired from the show and ostracized by the industry. āNow, I was out of work and labeled ātroubleā only because I wanted to be paid fairly for doing my job,ā she said.
Somers called the situation a blessing in disguise. She launched a beauty line, wrote a dozen books, became a brand ambassador for Thigh Master, and eventually bought out the company entirely, making $300 million in the process. She passed away Sunday at age 76 after a long battle with breast cancer. Her impact will be remembered!
